Updated: 6 hours 16 min ago
Tue, 02/17/2026 - 16:33
The Council extended the restrictive measures on Zimbabwe until February 2027 maintaining the arms embargo, while lifting travel bans and asset freezes.
Tue, 02/17/2026 - 16:33
The Council today approved conclusions setting guidelines for the EU’s annual budget for 2027. The guidelines provide a political steer to the Commission in preparing the draft budget proposal for next year’s budget.
Tue, 02/17/2026 - 16:33
The Council today activated the national escape clause for Austria under the stability and growth pact. The measure will help Austria transition to higher defence spending at national level while ensuring debt sustainability.
Tue, 02/17/2026 - 16:33
Der Rat hat heute zwei Länder – die Turks- und Caicosinseln und Vietnam – in die EU-Liste aufgenommen. Gleichzeitig wurden drei Länder – Fidschi, Samoa sowie Trinidad und Tobago – gestrichen. Damit umfasst die Liste nun zehn Länder und Gebiete.
Tue, 02/17/2026 - 16:33
The President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Oslo this week for high-level meetings. The visit marks the strong momentum of the bilateral relations with Norway, one of the closest and most likeminded partners for the European Union.
Tue, 02/17/2026 - 10:32
The Council formally adopted the directive to expand and update the list of pollutants affecting surface water and groundwater, including pesticides, pharmaceuticals and PFAS.
Tue, 02/17/2026 - 01:32
Remarks by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis on the euro area recommendation, the international role of the euro, and global imbalances.
Mon, 02/16/2026 - 19:32
The Eurogroup reconfirmed Tuomas Saarenheimo as President of the Eurogroup working group.
Fri, 02/13/2026 - 19:28
Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 16-22 February 2026.
Fri, 02/13/2026 - 19:28
Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.
Fri, 02/13/2026 - 19:28
Auf der Pressekonferenz im Anschluss an die informelle Klausurtagung der EU-Führungsspitzen vom 12. Februar 2026 stellte Präsident António Costa die wichtigsten Themen der Beratungen vor.
Fri, 02/13/2026 - 19:28
Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 16 February at 11.30. The briefing will be "off the record".
Thu, 02/12/2026 - 13:27
Before the start of the informal EU leaders' retreat of 12 February 2026, European Council President António Costa addressed the press in the Alden Biesen castle, Belgium.
Wed, 02/11/2026 - 19:27
The Council today appointed new prosecutors for Belgium and Czechia to the EU Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO). European prosecutors supervise investigations and prosecutions and, together with the European Chief Prosecutor, form the EPPO College.
Wed, 02/11/2026 - 19:27
Heute hat der Rat Maßnahmen förmlich gebilligt, um den Zustrom an Waren anzugehen, die in kleinen Paketen zollfrei in die EU gelangen – ein Problem, das zu unfairem Wettbewerb für EU-Verkäufer führen kann.
Wed, 02/11/2026 - 19:27
The Council extended the mandates of the EU Special Representatives for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and for Human Rights.
Wed, 02/11/2026 - 19:27
The Council adopted a set of implementing decisions making the financial assistance under the SAFE regulation available to eight EU member states and adopted decisions authorising the EU to sign and conclude the bilateral agreement between the EU and Canada.
Wed, 02/11/2026 - 19:27
Press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on 13 February 2026 at 10.30.
Wed, 02/11/2026 - 13:27
Erklärung der Hohen Vertreterin im Namen der Europäischen Union zur Erklärung einiger Drittländer, sich dem Beschluss (GASP) 2026/254 des Rates vom 29. Januar 2026 zur Änderung des Beschlusses (GASP) 2023/2135 über restriktive Maßnahmen angesichts von Handlungen, die die Stabilität und den politischen Übergang Sudans untergraben, anzuschließen.
Wed, 02/11/2026 - 13:27
Erklärung der Hohen Vertreterin im Namen der Europäischen Union zur Erklärung einiger Drittländer, sich dem Beschluss (GASP) 2026/239 des Rates vom 29. Januar 2026 zur Änderung des Beschlusses 2011/72/GASP über restriktive Maßnahmen gegen bestimmte Personen und Organisationen angesichts der Lage in Tunesien anzuschließen
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